Source: [18]
Central Bank
Other Banks
The 20 largest banks in the Americas by total assets, as of 2023. [19]
Rank | Bank name | Country | Total assets (billions of US$) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | United States | $3,875.39 |
2 | Bank of America | United States | $3,180.15 |
3 | Citigroup Inc. | United States | $2,200.83 |
4 | Wells Fargo & Co. | United States | $1,932.47 |
5 | Goldman Sachs | United States | $1,641.59 |
6 | Royal Bank of Canada | Canada | $1,566.41 |
7 | Toronto-Dominion Bank | Canada | $1,428.29 |
8 | Morgan Stanley | United States | $1,193.69 |
9 | Scotiabank | Canada | $1,041.11 |
10 | Bank of Montreal | Canada | $990.19 |
11 | Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | Canada | $726.27 |
12 | U.S. Bancorp | United States | $663.49 |
13 | Capital One | United States | $629.99 |
14 | PNC Financial Services | United States | $561.58 |
15 | Banco Itaú | Brazil | $555.72 |
16 | Truist Financial Corp | United States | $535.35 |
17 | Charles Schwab Corporation | United States | $493.18 |
18 | Banco do Brasil | Brazil | $447.72 |
19 | BNY Mellon | United States | $409.88 |
20 | Banco Bradesco | Brazil | $394.76 |
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